Only one tempo track takes effect at a time so you should only put it in the primary. The exception is if you use a controlling secondary segment to change the tempo. -Scott Morgan http://Morganstudios.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Difool" <jdifool@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:33 AM Subject: [directmusic] RE : Re: Primary and secondary segments... > > > No, I didn't insert a tempo track. I'll do that. > > BTW do I have to add a tempo to the secondary segments as well? Or a > tempo track in the primary segment is enough? > > -----Message d'origine----- > De=A0: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Todor Fay > Envoy=E9=A0: mardi 18 f=E9vrier 2003 06:26 > =C0=A0: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Objet=A0: [directmusic] Re: Primary and secondary segments... > > > Does the segment have a tempo track? If it doesn't, that is why you are > getting the message. Playing as a primary does not automatically install > a tempo track; that must be authored in the first place.=20 > > Todor > > -----Original Message----- > From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Difool > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:52 PM > To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [directmusic] Primary and secondary segments... > > > > Hi, > > I would like to know what makes a segment the primary segment and what > makes others the secondaries? > > The only difference I see is the flag in the PlaysegmentEx > (DMUS_SEGF_SECONDARY or not), is that it? > > I am asking this because I want to set the tempo in the primary segment > (default control segment) but what seems to be the primary segment (the > only one I play without the DMUS_SEGF_SECONDARY flag) keeps returning > the error message "the requested track is not contained by the segment" > when I use the Setparam function. > > What am I missing? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > >